Best of February: From sneak previews to book reviews, black history month and a few ghost-writing confessions…

February is the shortest month of the year and I’ll admit, it’s been a whirlwind! The team behind Writing in the Fast Lane have been burning the midnight oil and we can’t wait to begin sharing details on a few projects with you over the coming weeks.

For now, here are some highlights of what Writing in the Fast Lane got up to during the month of February:

Next up, our monthly book review week commenced with a cozy mystery story about man’s (and woman’s) best friend. The Controller by Linda Coles also includes the coming together of a community and a bad guy’s desire to turn over a new leaf. Because even bad guys have a limit to how far they’ll go.

If you’re like me and have around 7 or so book projects floating around in your head, you may want to learn a few tips on how to write your book in a flash. Dan Janal’s Paint-by-Numbers system in regard to writing a book is a killer concept and at just three chapters into Dan’s book, I stopped reading it as if it were a novel and actually put it into practice.

We are so busy in today’s world, we can sometimes forget it’s just as important to let people know you enjoyed their work as to let them know your negative feelings on the matter. For authors, a book review – good or bad – is…good. Check out our post to all book lovers out there on just how important reviewing a book is and best practices to keep in mind for future.

What began as tips for his two young sons, which evolved into a website 543skills.com, which evolved into a magazine, which evolved into…a book. The Invention of Everything: Insights on Life, Food, and One Good Thermos by Everett De Morier. For a quick overview, here’s the review I sent to Amazon.

~ Special thanks to Guest Reviewers Randy L. Scott and Rachel Barber! If you’d like to post a review of a book during one of our Book Review Weeks, get in touch for more information.

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As much as I’d love you to connect with me via social media – you can find all the ones I’m on in the bar to your right – I’d much prefer a review of my book currently available on Amazon, “Reflections: The Girl in the Mirror & The Letter”. Currently, it’s got one lonely review. And for less than a cup of coffee, it sure could use a friend or two or ten…. Oh, and we’re on Goodreads too!